- Difficulty date
- July 6, 2004
- Submitted
- August 4, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N947UP
- Make and model
- Boeing 72725C
- Aircraft serial
- 19722
- Aircraft time
- 64,253 hours, 47,110 cycles
- Part
- Door Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft Cargo Bay
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
INSPECTION TYPE:C, SUSPECT CRACK ON AFT CARGO DOOR FRAME SKIN FLANGE RADIUS OF NR 3 FWD STOP FITTING (REF DETAIL I FIGURE 1 FLANGE 1 OF EO SECTION B-B). HFEC CONFIRMED CRACK AND MARKED END. REMOVED CARGO DOOR BALANCE MECHANISM IAW MM 52-31-53. REMOVED AFT CARGO DOOR FRAME IAW SRM 51-30-02. FRAMES INSTALLED IAW DRG 65C16422 & SRM 51-30-2. CARGO DOOR BALANCE MECHANISM REFITTED IAW MM 52-31-53.